Monday 8 June 2026 - Venice Climate Week 2026

Agenda

8 JUNE 2026

08.30

Arrival & Welcome

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09.00

Opening Session

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Speakers

Venice Climate Week Curators

Daniele Franco,
Scientific Director, Fondazione Giorgio Cini; Former Minister of Economy and Finance (Draghi Government); Former Director General, Bank of Italy

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09.30

Opening Remarks

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Speakers

Jessika Roswall,
European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Circular Economy

Khaled El-Enany,
Director-General, UNESCO

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10.00

UNESCO – ANCI

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Speakers

Gaetano Manfredi,
ANCI President

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10.20

Water as Infrastructure: Geopolitics, Ecology, Culture

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Speakers

Kilaparti Ramakrishna,
Director, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (USA) Chair, O20; Scientific Advisor on International Environmental Law

Kaveh Madani,
Director, United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)

Sandrine Dixson-Declève,
Former Co-President, Club of Rome; global expert on climate governance

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11.30

Planet Aqua City Awards - Cities Leading the Transition

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12.30

Closing Reflection

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Speakers

Andrea Rinaldo,
Professor, EPFL; President, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti; Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

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From Cities to Planetary Responsibility

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Speakers

TBA

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17.30

Green and Blue Urbanism

IUAV University of Venice
Sala Due Colonne

Speakers

Timothy Beatley,
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia; Founder of the Biophilic Cities concept

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IUAV University of Venice
Sala Due Colonne

18.00

World Oceans Day Closing Exhibition

Fabbrica H3, Ex Chiesa Santi Cosma e Damiano, Giudecca

Speakers

Julia Watson,
Landscape designer, author, and activist

Madame Gandhi

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Fabbrica H3, Ex Chiesa Santi Cosma e Damiano, Giudecca